Shame he didn't take another lesson out of the US, where former presidents stay quiet about the current one (although the present incumbent could do with his predecessors breaking with convention).
What an amazing word salad. I read it. And re-read it again. So the UAE position was correct? Or wrong? So democracy is good? Or isn't?
Here you go! Do save it and keep for future posts!
That's a shame. I was really looking forward to the other one! 😉
We felt this was an important episode to do. In it we catch up on the latest news regarding the football-related fallout from the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and what it could mean for Iranian participation at the World Cup in the US in June. Please do listen and share it with others.
New Ten Minutes On… episode: the domestic politics of the US–Israeli war with Iran. I unpack YouGov & Israeli polling, MAGA fractures, War Powers tensions, rising fiscal costs, US aid & Israel’s brain drain. Can Trump & Netanyahu afford this war at home? www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
Our latest episode is out & it's also our 100th! As part of our mini-series on World Cup debutants, we've done Uzbekistan & now it's Cabo Verde's turn. Do listen and stayed tuned for the Jordan & Curacao episodes later.
When you've finished listening to this one, check out our other 99 episodes!
Trump plans to declassify UFO files. Transparency or distraction? In my Ten Minutes On… episode I explore the politics behind “alien disclosure” from Cold War secrecy to today’s electoral strategy—and why the truth is likely more bureaucratic than extraterrestrial. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
She uses the phrase "As a mum..." as if she's exempt from criticism. Well, as a dad, I can tell her she's not.
Was #MSC2026 about NATO unity—or a fracturing world order? In Ten Minutes On… I compare Western and Global South coverage of the Munich Security Conference. Alliance politics vs systemic strain, Ukraine vs multipolarity, NATO vs multilateral reform. Do listen. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
I read this and tink that when AI finally takes over, it will be less Skynet and Terminator and more by misdirection generated by hallucination.
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I'm really pleased with this @footpolpodcast.bsky.social episode @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social and I did. Women's football is rightly getting more attention, but not nearly enough on the what's happening in the Middle East.
@assiletoufaily.bsky.social is the authority to go to on this. Do listen!
Then don't vote Reform, Eve. 🙄
FWIW my Greek wife also speaks with a minimal accent in English, but it does come out strongly when I'm in trouble and she's telling me off!
That's mad. Even the Gulf states seem to be moving away from that condition, at least at the higher value/white collar end.
I've just been quoted by @tomthehack.bsky.social for his latest @scmpnews.bsky.social article on UAE's economy and foreign policy. The article is here: www.scmp.com/week-asia/ec...
New Ten Minutes On… episode 🎙️
My latest short form podcast looks at talks in Abu Dhabi on Ukraine and in Oman between the US and Iran made headlines this week. I step back to ask what they really tell us about diplomacy, mistrust and the limits of making peace.
www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
And yet this is still the one that stands out for me.
youtube.com/shorts/nl6_x...
New Ten Minutes On… episode 🎙️
From the geopolitics of AI chips to bots talking to bots on a new social platform, this episode cuts through the hype to ask what AI power really looks like — and who controls it. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
Our latest FootPol Podcast episode is now out and it's an extremely one about the politics - especially in and around Latin America - relating to the upcoming World Cup. Please do have a listen and like, share and subscibe for future episodes!
A few days late, but I was interviewed late last week by ANewZ about Trump's threats against Iran as the US sent ships into the region. We discussed what the strategy was and the view from Europe as well. My contribution starts at 16.00. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKlj...
My latest Ten Minutes On… episode is out: The End of the Liberal Illusion. From Mark Carney at Davos to ICE and Trumpism, I connect global disorder with domestic authoritarian drift — and ask what replaces the liberal assumptions we once took for granted. 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
New episode of Ten Minutes On is out 🎧 I look at the IMF’s latest growth forecast, trade tensions, AI optimism, and the geopolitics reshaping global supply chains—and ask whether the outlook is more fragile than the headline numbers suggest. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
Our latest @footpolpodcast.bsky.social podcast episode is now out, from the other side of the world! Do check out what CJ has to say!
I've lost confidence in the Home Secretary. www.bbc.com/news/live/c3...
Ofcom is investigating Grok & AI on X. So far, not a single Premier League club has spoken up, while Sport England has suspended its account over concerns. Silence is a choice. When will clubs act?
I'm quoted in a new @scmpnews.bsky.social piece on Trump and Iran this AM. Core point: US threats + pressure lack a clear endgame. Air strikes won’t topple Tehran and could empower hardliners, while Iran’s collapse would alarm neighbours more than help Washington.
🔗 www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...
I was interviewed on @cgtn.bsky.social the other day about Venezuela, Greenland and US unilateralism.
Europe’s silence says a lot about the reality of strategic autonomy.
Here's the link to the video and the transcript: news.cgtn.com/news/2026-01...
New Ten Minutes On… episode 🎙️
Using the Grok controversy as a lens, I ask why Premier League clubs stay on X while running anti-racism campaigns, employing a 71% foreign workforce, and legitimising a platform hostile to both. www.buzzsprout.com/2354388/epis...
